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GIBA discusses swing bridge construction progress at quarterly meeting
■ BY SUE ERWIN The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority held their quarterly board meeting on Wednesday. Items on the agenda i…
Are outboards changing the landscape of the sandbar?
To the Editor:
I might be mistaken, but I have recently noticed, crossing the second bridge heading toward Boca, and loo…
Thank you to all who played the 2015 Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce Fall Golf Scramble
The 2015 Chamber of Commerce Golf Scramble took place on October 12 on the links at The Gasparilla Inn & Club…
A second ‘Lunch with the Legends’ in the works
There’s hope for all of you who didn’t get your tickets in time for t…
Ghosts and legends of Boca Grande: Part II
By Marcy Shortuse – This week the tales of a little girl who loved…
Forum to discuss FPL land purchase set for November
By Marcy Shortuse A community hearing date has been set to discuss a matter very vital to the Boca Grande community: The pur…
Noy’s (Patrick’s) opening date change
■ STAFF REPORT Remember last week when we said that Patrick Vollmer’s new “Asian fusion” restaurant called Noy’s Bistro and…
Ghosts and legends of Boca Grande: Part I
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE – It isn’t hard to surmise that a place as old as Gasparilla Island has a few tales to tell – and not al…
‘He will get by St. Peter without shoes’ … rest in peace, Capt. Buster
■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Capt. Lewis “Buster” Herzog, a true Boca Grande character of the greatest magnitude, has left this earth…